The Anti-Hindi agitations of Karnataka were a series of agitations which occurred in the Indian state of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

. On 14 September 2019, several Kannada activists and outfits marched from

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to Freedom Park in Bengaluru to protest the celebration of

Hindi Divas Hindi Day ( hi, हिन्दी दिवस, translit=hindī divas) is celebrated in India to commemorate the date 14 September 1949 on which a compromise was reached—during the drafting of the Constitution of India—on the languages that ...

in the state. Agitation-Bengaluru

Agitations in 2017

Bengaluru Metro

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) in the

Namma Metro Namma Metro ("Our Metro" in Kannada), also known as Bengaluru Metro, is a rapid transit system serving the city of Bengaluru, India. Upon its inauguration, it became the first underground metro system in South India. Namma Metro has a mix of u ...

project used three language signboards with Kannada, English and Hindi in the railway stations. Some locals believed that usage of Hindi in the metro as imposition because major portion of the fund to the project given by state government. The pro Kannada activists protested outside the metro stations and started online campaign with Twitter hashtag #NammaMetroHindiBeda (Our Metro, we don't want Hindi).

Banks

After successful campaign against Hindi usage in Bengaluru Metro, the activists demanded more usage of Kannada in Banks. They continued similar online campaign with Twitter hashtag #Nammabankukannadabeku ("Our bank, we want Kannada")

Celebration of Hindi Divas in Karnataka

There was strong opposition towards celebrating Hindi Divas in Karnataka, a non-Hindi speaking state. Protests were held statewide against this celebration. Activists took to Twitter with #StopHindiImposition to show their support and create awareness on Hindi Chauvinism.

References

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